Shorten PAL Approval Times
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Ya, My Dad worked shifts and when he came home after midnight we were woke to open gifts....I took that Red Rider to bed with me for the rest of the night. Somethings you never forget.
Red Rider was a BB Gun not a sled...I think there was a Wagon and Sled with the same name though...LOL
You got that right, called the BC CFO today to check on a transfer, someone at Miramichi picked up the phone as they are still trying to clear the backlog. She said 3 to 6 weeks for a transfer in BC right now...that sucks!! Especially since both gun stores I purchased from dropped the ball and didn't submit transfer paperwork until 6 days after I purchased!
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- 42 Band of Eight Central
I followed the hints to the letter and sent my app before hand lol! Everything is sent, interviews are done(last week) just waiting for CFO to "officially" approve the Rpal app and have my status change to "approved"from what iv'e been told the RCMP handle everything then it gets sent back to CFO for some stupid reason......
Actually the test results are sent to the ON CFO by the CFO's demand to be stamped unlike any other province. For those doing the test.. you can send in the app w/o those results or if the instructor is nice.. u can send in a scan/print/photocopy etc.. though the original stamped by the CFO will have to be faxed in later.
Point being the ON CFO does this because they are deeply stupid.. aka intentionally.
Just write on the side of the app that you will forward the results as soon as the ON CFO stamps and releases them etc.. and the "waiting period" starts w/o the results being in the CFC's hands.
Also. don't bother w/courier.. cheapest way is via registered mail and the clock starts when that is delivered.
Honestly, this has got to be one of the worst cases of unnecessarily wasted taxpayer dollars. After completing my tests, I was given my test results that day and a copy for my own records. After filling out the paper work, it was sent off 3 days later. Ridiculous!
I agree, it was so simple here in BC, my only delay was getting my references signatures and then I put it in the mail to the CFC. It seems the Ont CFO is on some kind of power trip from other stuff I have read.
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- 42 Band of Eight Central
Welcome to yet more of Chris Wyatt's stupidity.
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- 42 Band of Eight Central
believe me you have no idea how right you are on that one.
There is WAY too much going back and forth from CFO to RCMP, i mean really do the tests need to go to the CFO then back to you, then to Miramichi, then everything gets processed by RCMP then goes back to CFO? For what???
There is WAY too much going back and forth from CFO to RCMP, i mean really do the tests need to go to the CFO then back to you, then to Miramichi, then everything gets processed by RCMP then goes back to CFO? For what???
Write a letter to your MP and ask that question. Ask why public service resources are being wasted by the CFO when other departments are forcd to cut back needed services to the public such as EI. The CFO is accountable to someone, ultimately it should be the taxpayer.
We don;t have that nonsense in BC, which you might want to mention as well...keep you busy while you are waiting for your PAL
With a name like that he must think he's responsible for disarming Tombstone...LOL
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- 42 Band of Eight Central
Simple 
CW wants to waste more of your time.. and discourage anyone from getting their license
It sadly is that simple.
CW wants to waste more of your time.. and discourage anyone from getting their licenseIt sadly is that simple.
There is WAY too much going back and forth from CFO to RCMP, i mean really do the tests need to go to the CFO then back to you, then to Miramichi, then everything gets processed by RCMP then goes back to CFO? For what???
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- 42 Band of Eight Central
Several of us have met him on more than one occasion.. and if he thinks such he's on drugz for sure.
If thats the process then mine should have been issued ages ago.... Received in Oct 31, interviewed late November with last reference calling in on December 10th. If it was already approved by the BCCFO then it should be back at Mirimachi and already mailed since my last reference called in a few weeks ago. Status online hasn't changed from completed initial processing and in progress.
If I were you I would be calling them and politely asking if they're missing any information that they need. It seems that sometimes paperwork just gets stuck in a pile and a call will dislodge it and get it moving again.
